1.29.2012

I've long admired Fritz's sturdy flying bases, so set about creating my own for the Necron Destroyers and Spyders. Inside each tube is a magnet, allowing for a better hold during the game and easy storage after.

1.28.2012

I repainted the brown cloth with a grey-based white, layering up to a final white highlight. I didn't spend a particularly large amount of time on it, being a test model, but here's the result.

The contrast against the red armor is worlds better, but Lord knows white is a pain to paint. After talking to the Master Manipulator (every store needs one), I've decided on red armor with grey tabards, a la Flesh Tearers and the like. I'll probably use an off-blue for the spot color.

Just having acquired a Sisters army, I couldn't resist play-testing it some! I defeated a Chaos Space Marines army first; a challenge, as though the player is new and inexperienced, his list made use of large squads of CSM with the Mark of Nurgle - and Toughness 5 is no mean trick against Nuns with (only) Guns!

Today I played the Mighty Mighty Carlos and managed to pull out the win. His shooting didn't work out too well and he managed to immobilize three Chimeras over the course of the game, but I'll take what I can get!

Don't get me wrong, though: this army comes after Necrons and Bugs! in my 'must complete' list, and I'm still overwhelmingly in favor of taking the former to Adepticon...

...if for no other reason than to try to nail down Darkwynn to a video battle report! Maybe I can champion the 'Dex and change his mind some.

1.23.2012

Weekend before last I took my Necrons through the paces at their first tournament. It was a small affair, only ten players, but the perfect opportunity to refine my approach to competitive play.

Game one was Capture and Control Spearhead against Chaos Space Marines. Abbadon was hanging out with Terminators in a Land Raider, and he was by far the biggest threat to the army. My plan from the beginning was to hold back the HBU 'Crons with the Overlord and Veil and jump on the objective in the latter third of the game.

I had some issues with the Daemon Prince and Greater Daemon. Never did kill that darn Greater Daemon!

1.19.2012

For Confederate Heros Day. In the same week as Martin Luther King Day. Yea, Texas!

Regardless of any possible perceived irony, I'm going to enjoy it. I'm about to head to the game store in the hopes of picking up a game - or at least working on some models, if nothing else. Before I go, here are a recent batch of pictures.

Not a great spot to be. (Actually, I just didn't want to move the Necrons before getting the pic - lazy...)

Convert one of your Particle beamers to a Gloom Prism on your Spyders. This will give you a 4+ Null to any force jibbing on the unit and also give you wound allocation (Beamer, Gloom, Naked)

With the 15 points you get from the conversion give yourself a 3 Whipcoil and 1 Partical Caster. This gives you 3 Whips and for better lack of terms 2 red shirts from wound allocation. In practice i find 3 whip coils has been the lowest amount to spread Inn 1 across the unit with the placement (alternating Whips).

With this change two of your units get wound allocation for some increased survivablity, and your spiders (who lack an invul) get force jibb protection.

1.10.2012

Turns out, this ain't so easy, but I'll admit to enjoying the challenge!

So besides the two characters, I've reached the tabletop quality level for the first ten strong Terminators. No, the banner isn't done - I'm going to try a 'cloth look' for the images, grey for silver and yellow for gold - that kind of thing. No, I won't even try NMM!

1.02.2012

...but sometimes they ain't. Here's the finished GK Libby, and as you can see I went a different direction. I kept the interior glow effect inside the Psychic Hood, but I used blue to harken to the Codex color.

1.01.2012

So, as detailed (mention, really) in the last post is the commission work I'm doing for the Client Pimp in Question.

Even as new to this stuff as I am, I'm finding it's a balance between time and quality. We have an agreed upon price - if I 'spend' time equivalent to something beyond that 'price,' then it's really not worth my while.

I hope everyone made it home safely last night... and are paying for a night of drunken debauchery with extra special New Year's Day hangovers!

Nothing wrong with that - just feels like it!

Anyway, from a hobby standpoint 2012 feels like the year of excess. My game room is practically overflowing with armies... too many, in fact. I have almost everything I've ever wanted - all those models I could never afford when I was younger, I own.

(A new favorite!) Anon: I haven’t even bothered playing a game of 6th yet, cause I have read the rules, and actually understand how they interact with units. I know my armies no longer function how they should, and so I need to change them.

Strictly Average: 'cause 6-inches is all you get.

Stalking Jawaballs since 2009.

Jawaballs: "My butt just tightened up."

Brent, preferred 2-to-1 over Not Brent in a recent, scientific poll.

Brent: emptied the Kool Aid and DRINKING YOUR MILKSHAKE with an extra-long straw.

Isabelle: "So, thank you for supporting your local and not so local unicorns. A noble gesture like that can show some scared kids out there that they don't have to hide from everyone and it's ok to be who they really are."

There is nothing more interesting than We The People... in all our beautiful, ugly glory!

On Internet Advice: You see, I have an almost religious belief that's it's a huge, colossal waste of time.

...I think I'll call it the Gun Shy Pattern Stormbuster, because after the Internet destroyed my first humble effort, I find I'm a bit worried about the reaction to this one.

Lauby: "Is it left over from that time you thought that you could just complete step one 12 times to meet the mandates of that court order?"

Not Brent: "I guess we'll have to read on and find out. Signed, Not Brent. Especially today."

Cynthia Davis: "I think the scrolling text is from Glen Beck's new book."

You'd be that much quicker to figure out what I mean when I refer to a Unicorn if I covered it in a rainbow flag.

SinSynn: (To Brent) "Curse you and your insidious influence on the internets..."

Dave G (N++): "You know you're an internet celebrity when your following is more akin to tabloids."

I prefer the term Internet Personality (or IP) myself, seeing as how I coined it.

Lauby: "Your attempt to humanize him as failed. I feel nothing but scorn for his beard - it's like a warcrime or something."

BBF: "I've always thought you are a good player but I finally figured out that you are a great player. It's hard to see sometimes because your personality is engaging, sincere and quite charming - to me that is kind of a rare combination."

'Clearly cheating?' I didn't misspeak: you jumped to conclusions. If you'd like to apologize I'll be happy to send you an autographed picture of my ass.